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Cornell Expert Quotes

Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news

"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)."

Drew Margolin

Associate Professor

Topic	Name	Date
Engineering , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Industrial and Labor Relations	Ron Olson Director of Operations at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility	02/24/21
	Olson says: "Because most of the semiconductor plants have a limit of WPH (wafers per hour) there are only so many chips that can be manufactured per day, because of limited Equipment throughput (ETH)." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: As EVs take off, semiconductor demand to rise amidst chip shortage (02/24/21)
Engineering , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Industrial and Labor Relations	Christopher Ober Professor of Materials Engineering	02/24/21
	Ober says: "In part, the shortage stems from cutbacks made to production from the start of the pandemic and now that production is increasing, knowing how many items to produce and how many to order is complicated. This can lead to shortages of items that were readily available before the pandemic. Chips like sophisticated microprocessors are not as affected but that does not help build a car if you don't have the simpler chips." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: As EVs take off, semiconductor demand to rise amidst chip shortage (02/24/21)
Engineering , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Industrial and Labor Relations	Arthur Wheaton Director of Western NY Labor and Environmental Programs for the Worker Institute	02/24/21
	“The semiconductor chip shortage is an extremely important issue. As more automakers move to electrify their fleets, the higher the demand.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: As EVs take off, semiconductor demand to rise amidst chip shortage (02/24/21)
Law and Policy , Law School	Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer Assistant Clinical Professor of Law	02/24/21
	"The Biden administration should seek a stay of this order, which contradicts the broad power to make enforcement decisions that the federal government generally holds." Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: With deportation freeze setback, Biden must engage with ICE (02/24/21)
Physical Sciences & Engineering , Engineering	Frank Lomax Adjunct Professor at the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	02/23/21
	“Throughout most of Texas, the Southern part of the Midwest and the Gulf Coast, it is very unusual to design pipelines and midstream facilities (the problems here) or refineries and downstream facilities (not related to the power grid) for temperatures below freezing, as these temperatures are unusual, and the temporary interruption when they occur is considered bearable to facilitate lower investment in the fixed assets.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Here’s why Texas gas pipelines can’t handle the cold (02/23/21)
Food & Agriculture , Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management	Christopher Wolf E. V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics	02/22/21
	“When farms lose power, unless there is a backup generator, cows will miss one or more milkings. This results in not just lost milk on the days without power but lost production in future days, weeks and months because of the health problems that can follow. Following Winter Storm Goliath in 2015, milk production was lower for months in the affected regions as more cows were culled.” Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: Texas freeze may signal long-term dairy woes, minimal national effect (02/22/21)
Economics and Business	Tom Schryver visiting lecturer at the SC Johnson College of Business and the David J. BenDaniel Faculty Advisor for the BR Ventures Fund	02/22/21
	"We are also coming off of a period of increased savings rates, and, while there has been tremendous suffering by people in the lower portions of the income strata, there are a large number of middle- and upper-class Americans with money to spend. Without additional support, these location-based small businesses, which have suffered the most, will be behind the eight ball once again compared to much more well-capitalized large businesses as the country starts to reopen." Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 607-255-6035 Related Tip Sheet: Biden’s PPP reform crucial for ‘equity of US recovery’ (02/22/21)
Economics and Business	Alexander Colvin Dean of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations	02/20/21
	“The U.K. Supreme Court’s decision recognizing that Uber drivers are covered by employment law protections is a major step in providing these workers with basic rights at work. It continues a trend we are seeing across Europe of countries recognizing that rideshare drivers are entitled to labor and employment law rights.” Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 607-255-6035 Related Tip Sheet: UK Uber ruling highlights U.S.-Europe divide (02/20/21)
Agriculture and Life Sciences	Drew Margolin Associate Professor	02/18/21
	“I think Facebook took quite a big risk here. Most basically, their decision to cut off news in Australia is a demonstration of their raw technical power and their willingness to use it for their own ends. It reminds me of Mr. Burns’ decision to block out the sun in the Simpsons movie – it stokes fear but also encourages resistance.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Facebook’s news feed block in Australia stokes fear, resistance (02/18/21)
Law and Policy , Arts and Sciences , Industrial and Labor Relations , Human Ecology , Law School	Maria Cristina Garcia Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies	02/18/21
	"Biden’s proposal to set up refugee processing in Central America is unusual but has historic precedent." Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: Biden immigration bill brings promise and peril (02/18/21)

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